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    State Tourney Continues
Friday, March 14, 1952
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Prep, Northeast, Tigers Gain Class'A Semi Finals
till T. ununrit
By BILL MUNDELL
Sports Staff Writer
markers, respectively. Ken Prater
contributed another 11. Nano
idSS . ..u leams got tneir mantube was by far the best per
ineal test in the State High former on the floor. In addition to
School Cage Tourney Thursday his scoring, his floor play kept the
afternoon a two contests were Bluffs on their toes all afternoon,
completed in each class. Friday1
wm find , the semi-finais in an Millard 45, Plymouth 33
four divisions with the title ,. '
clashes scheduled for the CoU-'mii T , l. , cnampion,
seum on Saturday.
Prep's stalwart starters left with
five personals.
Despite the cold Prep shoot
ing, Hastings trailed 29-29 at
the intermission. The Timers
made their move in the third
stanza.
The Junior Jays continued their
frigid play in that frame and
Hastings began to climb. On some
nifty shots by Conrad Peterson
Bearcats 49, Falls City 48
The closest contest in the
tourney to date was the final
outcome of the Scottssbluff-Falls
City Class A struggle. The
Bluffs outlasted a scrappy Tiger
outfit. 49-48 in a real thriller.
The Westerners held the lead and never gave seeded Plymouth a
for most of the contest and looked i cnance.
the better of the two teams, but1 The Pilgrims were their own
never had room to relax. The foes however, as they failed to
Tigers took advantage of every locate the hoop time and time
Bluff mistake and cashed in roy- a?ain in the initial half. By the
Millard, took a a long step towards
repeating bv UDsettinff hiehlv-re-and .Tim Fnrrnw. the Timers nar
garded Plymouth, 45-33 in that! rowed the gap to 32-36 entering
vt.wimg immi u uie iniai eigni minutes 01 piay.
was noi supposed to get past tneir
first round opponent this year
after a mediocre season. The de
fending champs displayed the
same tourney fire Thursday that
carried them to the 1951 ribbon
ally.
With four minutes remain
ing and leading 47-46 the Bear
cats began to stall. A half min
ute later their stall had pro
duced two more counters and
Falls City's attempt to counter
was repulsed. Scottsbluff carried
a very effective ball-control
game around the court for the
final minutes and amid some
weird officiating, kept posses
sion until the final 12 seconds.
That was long enough for the
Citians to garner two points, but
not three and the Bearcats had
gained the semi-finals.
time they found the range, the
It was nip-and-tuck the next
four minutes and with the de
parture of Dan Simon and Dick
Rademacher on fouls, it looked
like a lost cause for Creighton.
Dick Halpine had the solution
and saved the Jays with three
quick over-the-head shots and
coupled with a couple Prep
buckets on a fast break, Hast
ther competition.
Furrow and Peterson took top
rampaging Indians had built up a honors in scoring with if and 16
commanding 33-14 lead.
The taller Pilgrims then be
gan to show why they made the
trip to Lincoln and on the shoot
ing of Louie Theye and Don
Niemeier narrowed the gap to
27-36 at the three-quarter mark.
Plymoutn still was not through,
however. Twice they forged to
within six points before the In
dian might asserted itself.
Don Keiser was the thorn in
the side of the favored Pilgrims alt
day as the Indian guard fired in:
15 counters for tops in the game.1.
counters. Prepsters Simon, Har
pine and Rademacher were the
winning leaders with 15, 12 and 11
points, respectively.
Uehling 47, Mullen 36
Class D favorite, Uehling, used
a first and fourth quarter surge
to carrv them past scrappy Mul
len in ihe final afternoon contest.
The Bobcats defeated Mullen,
47-36 nfter it appeared that they
would both win in a walk and lose
a thriller.
Uehling started off in fine
style and amassed a 13-0 lead
before the small westerners lo
cated the hoop. At the quarter
the score stood at 14-1 and two
minutes later it was 16-2. Then
it was Mullen's turn.
The Broncos scorched the nets
for 14 points in the next six
ings was eliminated from fur-
minutes while holding the favor
ites to six. It was more of the
same in the third quarter and at
four coints the underdogs were
only two counters arears. Uehling
used a quick two baskets to ride
into the final frame on top 34-28.
Again it was nip-and-tuck
for three minutes with Mullen
gaining lost ground before the
Bobcat set his foot down. The
superior Uehling attack told the
story in the waning moments
and the lead was gradually rebuilt.
Russell Uehling, from the town
of the same name, led the game's
scorers with 17 points. He was
ably assisted by Joe Wedergren
who potted a 15-point total.
Lenny Ridenour and Stan John
son, a couple of spry Mullen
guards, led the way for the losers
with 13 and 11 markers, respec
tively;
CLASS
7:00 Creighto
Scottsbluff.
8:20 Fremont vs,
CLASS
12:30 Minden vs.
1:50 Gering vs.
CLASS
12:30 West Point
Prep
1:50 Gibbon vs.
CLASS
7:00 Millard vs.
8:20 Palmyra vs.
A
n Prep vs.
Northeast
B
Seward
Holy Name
C
vs. Chadron
Friend
D.
Uehling
Edison
Catholics Lead Bn Denom
Selections; Name Five Men
Scottsbluff presented a vastly, nnrt q nrvint. t-mtw-HvoIw fnr iho
different team against Falls City!iosers
from the polished wizards that
blasted North Tlatte in the district
finals a week ago. If they regain
their form, they should provide
Creighton Prep with a long after
noon in Friday's semis.
Allan Deines was the scor
ing cog for the Bearcats as he
meshed a total of 16 points.
Teammates Jon Erickson and
points each to the winning
total.
"Chief" Nanomantube and Doug
Prep 50, Hastings 43
Creighton Prep entered the
second round as expected, by
dropping a weak Hastings club,
50-43. Hastings was in contention
until the final minute, however,
chiefly because of Prep's coldness.
Prep hit less than 20 percent of
their shots in the first half and
continued to pile up the personal
fouls. It appeared that this might
Gibson supplied the scoring punch be the deciding factor in the con-
for Falls City with 14 and 12 test as late in the game two of
,spr j
Denominational All-Star Team
FIRST TEAM Pos. SECOND TEAM
Bob Kroenke Newman Club F. Scott Stockton Presby He use
Norman Sothan Presby House F Dick Olson Lutheran House
Bill Griffin Newman Club C Charles Gasson Newman Club
Bill Luther Lutheran House G Marvin Thompson InterVarsity
Bob DeckerNewman Club G Ken Ericson Baptist House
HONORABLE MENTION: Bob Almen. Ed Sayles Baptist House; Rich Satterfield, R. Rich
ards Methodist House; Lawrence Schmidt Presby House; Jim Egenberger Newman
Club; Ed Nelson InterVarsity; Ned Luther Lutheran House.
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HOW TO FOLLOW YOUR SHOTS . . . These state high school
basketball players are convening for a little rebound session in
ihe state tournament. Action is from the Seward-Ord Class B
clash which Seward won, 53-40.
OH NO YOU DON'T, PAL . . . Charles Munu (31) of Chadron
Prep is not too enthused over the idea of Adams' Leland Schlake
(23) making a bucket as teammate Larry Lytle (33) hopefully
watches to see the shot blocked.
Strictly Kushner
By MARSHALL KUSHNER
Sports Editor
Bug, Bug, We All Have The Bug!
By MARSHALL KUSHNER
Sports Editor
Don't believe anyone who tells you that this state high school
basketball tournament is for high schoolers. They don't have a
complete monopoly on the "home town spirit" market.
During yesterday's cardiac-stopping Scottsbluff victory over
Falls City (49-48) we happened to glance about us and see some
of this institution's leaders literally "losing tneir
heads" as their chargers were winning their game.
Ruthie Raymond was jumping around the
Daily Nebraskan office with the vigor of her old
cheerleading days; Carr Trumbull gritted his
teeth and breathed irregularly as Scottsbluffs'
warriors held on to their state title conquest hopes
by a thread. Carr was former ace for the Bear
cats several years back.
It took a little while for Mud Yeakley to
gain her composure after Coach Warren Brown's
crew ' id started on its way up the glory road;
Dorothy Elliott looked with envious eyes as her
sister led the Scottsbluff rooting section.
ltv hna a far reaching effect on the
students at Nebraska. Ginny Franks and Donna Elliott are both
from Mitchell, but their applause went to the near-by Scottsbluff
tCam This all doesn't add up to the fact that such a display of
spirit is confined to Scottsbluff and area. Indeed, it appears to
me as if many of the pupils in Cornhuskerland have been at
tacked by the prep cage bug.
Conway Did Quite Well At CU
Word comes to us via Steve Zeff out Colorado way that Bruce
Conway, former Creighton Prep all-around athlete, has completed
his athletic competition at the Buffalo school. fMtha
At Creighton Prep, Conway lettered twice in football and
three timVs in basketball and baseball. A "ther impressive record
for one coming from such a ranking schoo 1 . the
Rni pntered the military service in 1948 and played on the
.a.wBi5taefStn Team I the Bamboo Bowl (there's a new
one for our collection). u,,fKn InH ctarfpH
The senior played two years oi vw - -
By BILL MUNDELL
Intramural Sports Columnist
Champion Newman Club leads
the way in the 1952 Interdenomi
national All-Star basketball
squads with five men gaining
mention, including three cagers
on the first team. The Denom
aggregation is the first of five
such divisional teams to appear in
The Daily Nebraskan, the final
outfit to be the All-University
All-Star teams.
The squads were chosen by
the teams themselves. Each
competing cage outfit this year
was entitled to submit votes for
the outstanding men that op
posed them during the season
just completed. The berths
were assigned according to per
centages since the teams faced
a different number of teams
during the competition.
The Catholics, who copped
their fourth consecutive Denom
title, are represented by Bill
Griffin, Bob Kroenke and Bob
Decker on the 1952 first team.
Joining the Newmanites to round
out the first squad are am Lu
ther of the Lutheran Student As
sociation and Norm Sothan of
Presby House.
Griffin and Kroenke topped
both the Newman Club and the
entire Denom division in scor
ing this year and were near
unanimous in the balloting.
These two big boys controlled
the rebounds in every game in
which they appeared including
the only game they lost, to the
M-Street Boys for the Ali-Unaf-filiated
championship.
Decker was the Catholic spark
plug, and although he contributed
more than nis snare oi xne scores,
his main asset to the squad was
in holding the team together in
the rough spots.
Luther was the man around
which the Lutheran team func
tioned. His rebounding gave the
LSA'ers a greater number of
shots per game and his scoring
topped the runner-up outfit.
Sothan had the highest scor
ing average of the third-place
Presby aggregation and prob
ably would have had been his
team's top scorer had he ap
peared in more contests. His
height was the main cog in the
Presby attack and he garnered
the majority of his points on tip
ins. Five teams placed men on the
second team. The forwards are
Scott Stockton of Presby House
and Dick Olson of LSA; the cen
ter spot goes to Charlie Gasson
of Newman Club and the guard
berths are occupied by Marvin
Thompson of InterVarsity and
Ken Ericson of the Baptist Stu
dent House.
Tomorrow's paper will feature
the 1952 Fraternity "B" All-Star
team and on the succeeding days,
the Independent, Fraternity "A"
and All-University teams.
Main Feature Clock
Schedule Furnlihed by Theater.
Esquire: "Henry the VIII," 7:24,
9:06.
State: "A Girl in Every Port,"
1:15, 4:02, 6:48, 9:35. "Jungle of
Change," 2:53, 5:39, 8:25.
Varsity: "At Sword's Point,"
1:35, 3:38, 5:42, 7:46, 9:50.
Kushner
LAST PAY (MONDAY)
"THE TITAN" &
"Nature's Half Acre"
Mmt. Nat. 8 p.m. Nun. 3 p.m.
Eve. 1:18 ft M;4 p.m.
TUESDAY
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ROMANTIC ACTION
Starring
CORNEL WILDE
MAUREEN O'HARA
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with ROBERT DOVSUS BUDTS COOPEl
ine senior piayeu iwu . ln in ian,,arv
against the Cornhuskers when they came to L mcoln in January.
Buuianan of Nebraska were the two best players he s faced.
Our Bov. Ralph 'Boom-Boom Kiner
Ralph Kmer, heaUhy 6 W 4 taW1"
Piiates, looks like he's headed for another ie;e ell.
Kiner is also a man fjff ' b JVu7h MsUnd
known home run marks, (I suu ininn nc 11 u baseball,
ard) Kiner appeared In 905 j rames tab J tbEU
He also is gaining prominence as the major league
ball player. -irnnit clouts against the New
We saw King Kiner smash WLadVhiin the idol
York Giants one eve at Forbes Field and have maoo
and object of this writer's kindest words and complimentary
jocttves.
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MARIE WILSON
WILLIAM BENDIXKT
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"JUNGLE OF CHANG"
Main Feature Clock
Schedule Furnished by Theater.
Lincoln: "Red Skies of Mon
tana," 1:00, 3:05, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30.
Stuart: "Just This Once," 1:24,
3:28, 5:32, 7:36, 9:43.
Nebraska: "Basket Ball Fix"
1:16. 4:10. 7:07, 10:04. "Treasure
of Lost Canyon," 2:38, 5:34, 8:31.
Capitol: "2 Weeks to Live,"
1:00, 4:26, 7:52. "Westward the
Women," 2:19, 5:45, 9:11.
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Colortoon A New.
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Doori Open I:43
OU Lists Buchanan
Members of the University
of Oklahoma basketball squad
placed Jim Buchanan, Husker
high-scoring guard, on their
all-opponents team.
The Sooner-picked five listed
Bill Stauffer, Missouri center;
Clyde Lovellette, Kansas cen
ter; Chuck Darling, Iowa
guard; and Jim Iverson, Kan
sas State guard along with the
Nebraska scoring wizard. Lov
ellette is an All-America play
er, and one of the nation's top
scorers.
ST. PAT CARDS
It's fun to tend St. Patrick cards
to your friend
Goldenrod Stationery Stors
215 No. 14th Street
Prep Fans' Spirit High; Players Scouted
What team followers the prep play of the state's top prepsters.
basketball teams have! I It was only one- basketball
Almost every team entered in season ago that Stan Matzke and
the State High School Basketball ; Paul Fredstrom, Husker starters
Championships is supported by a this year, were starring for prep
crowd of fans which includes a fives on the Coliseum maples in
great majority of the school en- the state tourney. Matzke played
rollment. for Lincoln Tearhprs Hi eh and
Take the West Point Cadets for Fredstrom for the Rockets of Lin
instance. The public high school coin Northeast.
at this town (90 miles '"cgntM - --,, , -
were all hut rinsed when over 100IL HZZ "V
students came to the tournament.
The Cadets' 40-32 victory over
defending state Class C champion
Hildreth proved that the spirit
of the fans can inspire a team to
win.
Members of the Husker basket
ball team were among the table
helpers during the first two days
of tournament play. Jim Bu
chanan, Fred Seger, Bill Johnson
and Williard Fagler kept records
of the contests while basketball
coaches Harry Good and Tony
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A Blr Ueitera Adventure!
Robt. Taylor
Denise Darcel
"WESTWARD
The WOMEN"
LAUGHS GALORE
LUM & ABNER
'2 WEEKS TO LIVE"
Seconds alter a telephone alert to a nearby
Air Force base to "scramble," pilots hustle
to their jets. In minutes, the stubby, swept
back interceptors thunder skyward.
This is the real thing. Pilots call it a "hot
scramble." Live ammo rides in their guns.
It starts when an Air Force radar station
detects an aircraft which cannot be identi
fied. A telephone call by direct wire gal
vanizes the jet crews into action.
Modern air defense requires lightning-fast,
dependable communication. That's why
our radar defense system is interlinked by
a web of direct telephone lines.
Some of today's college graduates will be
piloting Air Force jets. Others will be wel
comed into the Bell System where they can
help, in peace or war, in the tremendous
job of meeting the communications needs
of our nation.
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